Hello everyone, thanks for all the wonderful review. It let's me know I am on the right track. I know another update today but I can't help it, this story is literally writing itself. It might not always happen with multiple chapters a day, but I will try to post at least every other day during the week. Again this chapter is a little on the violent side. I promise this will be Rizzles in the end.
As we all know I still do not own Rizzoli and Isles. Thanks for sticking with me this far.
Jane paces back and forth in front of the screens in BRIC. They only have two more hours until the deadline is up. She got a call from Frost to come down right away he thinks he found something. The papers on the desk showed no company name, the test on the particulates didn't help much either, what they found is used by hundreds of companies in the area for various things. Come on Frost where are you? As she looks down at her watch the young detective comes through the door.
"Alright, so I have broken down the entire room by 2x2 sections to try and find anything that can give us a location." He quickly starts typing and pulling up images on the screen. Korsak walks in and stand next to Jane giving her shoulder a firm squeeze. "Okay now look at this." The image that pops up is of the wall to the right of Maura and in the center of the wall is faded letters that cannot be made out.
"Frost what are we looking at?" Korsak clenches his jaw and glares at the young detective. They are all on edge and time is running out so playing 20 questions is not the way to go about it.
"Okay, so it looks like there was lettering on the wall at some point and it's now fade. But I ran this image through my new photo enhancer and reverted the image and got this." He clicks away at the keyboard and a new image comes up on the screen. A clear image pops against the inverted coloring of the photo that reads, Anderson and Sons Construction Co.
"Oh, thank god." Jane whispers and bows her head before spinning and looking to Frost. "Okay I want an address and I want every person we have. We leave now."
"Whoa, Jane." Korsak grabs her shoulder as she heads to her desk intent on grabbing her vest before going to Maura. "Look I know you want to help and you have done everything you could. But this might be too personal for you. I don't want your emotions to get the best of you and something bad happen to you, Maura or both of you."
"Are you fucking kidding me right now Korsak? Like really fucking kidding me? I am not just staying here. Maura is out there being tortured because of me. I am not going to sit here and hope you guys can get the job done. No it won't happen. You couldn't stop me if I tried, and don't give me that bullshit line of you are lead. I swear I will drop my badge and gun and go in alone if that's what it takes." Her breathing is erratic and the muscles in her arms flex every time she clenches her fists. There is no way in hell she is staying.
"Calm down Jane. We all know how much you care about Maura. I just don't want anyone else getting hurt okay?" He steps up to her looking her dead in the eyes to make sure she is really listening to what he is telling her. "If you come you listen to me, you follow my every instruction. And you are not to just burst through the doors the second we pull up. You wait until we have the all clear to enter. Got it?" Jane tries to protest but the older detective throws a hand up. "Got it?"
"Yeah okay, I got it. Frost how's it coming on an address?" She nervously rubs her scars as she looks to the screen.
"Okay so Anderson and Sons has two locations on in the city and one about 45 minutes east of here. I'm sorry Jane, the location to the east has to be the one. It went into foreclosure three years ago." Frost heart sinks as he looks at the clock. Even if they left right this second they may not make it before the 72 hours is up.
"Then we need to go. Now!" Jane runs to her desk and grabs her vest and windbreaker. She doesn't even wait for the elevators instead she takes the stairs two at a time and is out in the car before the others even walk out of the building. Hurry up, hurry up. We don't have time to waste.
Korsak gives the brunette a disapproving look before sliding into the passenger seat and Frost climbs in the back. Before he even has a chances to get the door closed Jane puts the car in park and takes off.
It's been nearly three days since she has been taken and Maura isn't sure she can take much more. The man in black gets more agitated with each passing moment. And when Maura told him the last time Jane wasn't coming to just kill her, he snapped. She remembers him stabbing her left thigh and slashing her stomach. And the last thing she remembers before everything went black was his boot connecting to the side of her head.
This truly wasn't how she pictured her life would go. After meeting Jane it took a whole two months before she fell hopelessly in love with her best friend. If only she had had the courage to tell Jane, maybe things would have turned out a little differently. Sure her capture probably would have still taken her but she would have at least had Jane before she died.
Her eyes well with tears as her heart breaks for the brunette. She knows Jane isn't in love with her but she does care about her a great deal, and she knows she won't handle this well. She tried to fight and do everything to escape on her own but the bindings on her wrists and legs were just too tight. Her wrist have gashes in them from her struggling against the ropes. What she wouldn't give for just a little more time. She is more than exhausted apart from the times she was knocked unconscious she hasn't slept at all. She hears the all too familiar sounds of the locks being undone. She does her best to calm herself down, she does manage to steady her breathing but the tears continue to flow freely down her cheeks.
The man in black has entered the room once more but this time without the ski mask. Maura knows that probably a bad sign but she tries to remain calm.
"Well Dr. Isles our little game is almost up. It's a shame that Jane didn't decide to play along. Maybe I was wrong in my assessment, but my gut still thinks she will show up eventually." He smirks and stalks around the room. He leans up to peer out the window to see if anyone has shown up, much to his dismay there is not a single car or person insight. The man bends down next to Maura and whispers into her ear. "I have something to show you."
He walks around and stands in front of the M.E. He slowly pulls to shiny objects out of his pocket. He holds up the scalpels for Maura to see. And when she gasps and her eyes grow wide he chuckles.
"I feel like this is a little added touch for the good detective when they find you." He says.
"Please, you don't have to do this. Just kill me and get it over with. I promise that will be enough of a message to Jane." Her voice cracks and her breathing becomes labored. She watches as the man examines the scalpels, he runs his thumb across the blade and when he lifts it a faint red line appears. Maura whimpers and closes her eyes.
"Nope. You open your eyes Dr. Isles you need to watch this. You get to see what Dr. Hoyt did to claim Jane." He grabs her chin roughly and shakes her head. "I said open them!"
"Please don't." Her voice is thick emotion as she opens her eyes.
"Good girl." He stands back and slams a scalpel through the middle of Maura's right hand. She shrieks and struggles against the restraints. He waits a few seconds before repeating the same process on her left hand. This time she opens her mouth to scream but nothing comes out, it's just a soundless sob.
She finally stops struggling against the restraints as her body begins to shake uncontrollably. Maura knows her body is going into shock and there is nothing she can do about it. Everything begins to get a little dark around the edges. The ringing in her ears is deafening. She has thought for years about the pain Jane must have endured at the hands of Hoyt. Jane has told her time and time again, no one knows how it feels to have scalpels driven through their hands. There is a faint smile on her face as she realizes she now knows exactly how it feels.
The man takes a few steps back to admire his handy work. It's true Hoyt told him to only kidnap her and kill her only if Jane failed to get her in time. But this was a little added bonus for his own sick pleasure. He glances at his watch and smiles.
"Look at the time Dr. Isles." He laughs and mockingly shows the honey blonde his watch. "Guess Jane isn't as good of a detective as Dr. Hoyt thought."
He reaches into the waistband of his pants and pulls the gun out. He points it directly at Maura's chest. He continues to stare at his watch. He then grips the gun with two hands. Just as he pulls the trigger he hears the gun go off and someone screaming.
"No!" Jane throws herself at the man and tackles him to the ground.
I am so sorry for leaving off on a major cliffhanger. Please don't hold it against me.